Begisteking contribution-box



F. w. LANCASTER'. REGISTERING CUNTRIBU'TION BOX.

A PPLIVCATION FILED NOV. 30, 1918. 1,348,012. Patented July 27, 1920.

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F. W. LANCASTER.

REGISTERING CONTRIBUTION BOX.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1918.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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' VF. w. LANCASTER. REGISTERIN-G CONTRIBUTION BOX.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, IBIB.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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F. w. LANCASTER.

REGISTERHJG CONTRIBUTION BOX.

APPucATloN FILED Nov. 3o, 191s.

Patented July 27, 1920.

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I specification rtetter'sratentj PthmdJuw 27,192@

'Application led November 30, .1918. Serial No. 264,790.

T0 all who'mt may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK W. LAivCAsTER, a citizen of theV United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of l hiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements i'i RegisteringV Contribution-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the Same.

The invention relates' to a check controlling apparatus andrnore particularly to the class of registering contributionboxes.

The primary obj-ect of the invention is, the provision of an apparatus ofY this character, wherein are held checks indicative of receipts of predetermined denominations of coins, which when-deposited, will effect the automatic deliveryof a receipt therefrom, thereby placing in the hands of the depositor an acknowledgment ofthe coin of a predetermined denomination when deposited within the apparatus, the apparatus being designed for usev asa collector for dues, contributionsor the like, for religious societies, churches, associations or other organizations. fy Another object'of the invention is,*the provision of anV apparatus of this character,

wherein on the deposit ofrcoins .of predeter-` mined denominations it'will register or tally the same to determine the amount deposited within .the apparatus, the construction being novel in form to avoid tampering 'therewith and veliminate the possibility of. operating said apparatus by the useof spurious coins or slugs. 1 f

UA further object ofthe inventionY is, the provision of an apparatus of this character, which is'comparati'vely simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eflicient in its opera-tionfor the purpose intended thereof, strong, durable and inexpensive `to manufacturef` S- Y* i. Y With these and other-objects in view, the invention consistsinthe features ofrconstruction, combination land 5 arrangement of parts Vas will be hereinafter fully described,

illustrated inthe accompanying 'drawings and pointed outV inthe claims hereunto Iappended. 'y

In the accompanying drawings: i Figure 1, is a. vertical 'transverse sectiona.

view through the apparatus or box, constructed in yaccordance with the invention.

.Fig 2, is a vertical longitudinal sectional View thereof.

Fig. 3, is a sectional view on the line 3- of Fig. l, looking in the directioiigof the arrow.

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary rear elevation partly broken away. l lig. 5, is a detail perspective view ofthe receipt check controlling slide and adjunct parts. i .Y

Fig. 6, is a'fragmentary perspective view of one ofthe coin chutes same being'partly broken away. Y .f r

F ig. 7, is a front elevation.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detailed vertical sectional v'iew throughV several of the check containing columns or holders Fig. 9, is a perspective view of the slideI controlling plunger, the slidek removed.

. Fig. 10, is asection-al'view on they line 10%10 of Fig. 8, looking in the direction of the arrow. Similar referencecharacters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several' being' preferably constructed from metal and its front, sides, back, bottom and top any'suitable manner. Removable through the back of the casing A andsuitably supported within said casing, spaced .from the bottom is a coin deposit drawer '12 which is locked or otherwise heldclosed against detachment from the casingrfor malicious access thereto and yis preferably vsubstantially L-shape in Aformation so as not to interfere with the operating parts ofthe check controlling mechanism, hereinafter fully described. Y

' Mountedy in the upper portion ofthe casing A, transversely thereof, are horizon- :tal braces 13, supporting a plurality of ver.- -tical spaced parallel tubes `or columns 1-1 constituting.: chambersfor receipt checks l5' which arel stacked therein 'and are grouped according to the Yparticular..idenominations Vtubes -14 vare open and the :same arelfilled 1.10

' presently described.

therethrough with thegchecks 15,r oir the removal of thetop v10 Afrom, the casing A,

' Arranged below'the delivery endsvof the, tubes v14- and forwardly inclined and opening through the front V11 of the casing A 'are check delivery chutes 16""which ,communi-VV cate at their lower ends with receiving cups 17 whichV are carried by the front 11, and rising from the rear-'ends or higher portions ofthe chutes 16 arehoppers 18 which are accessible to pairs ofthe tubes 14 so that the checks from the several tubes will be delivered'into the chutes for the feeding thereof byV gravity into the cups 17 to be accessible to the depositor. Y

Located immediately below each tube 14 isa horizontally disposed check controlling slide 19 which is formed with an opening 2() corresponding to the size of the checks 15 and normallyY registeringwith the bore of the tube 14 for accommodating the lowermost check therein which latter `is held in thc opening 2O by a retarding ledge 21 fixed across the rearside of the tube below the slide 19 so that the check will not fall from the slide until it has been carried forward olf of the ledge. The .slide 19 is fitted slidably within a plunger 22 which is in the form of aplate having side guide cleats and inturned flanges 23engaging the edges of the slide 19, the plunger being `*movable independently of and with the slide 19, in a manner Formed in each slide 19 near the forward end is a cross shaped 'slot r24, the transverse portion ofy which Vis adapted to receive a coin admitted intothe casing A, the -plunger 22 being slottedjthrough its bottom `and notched in its flanges over the ends of the slot as at 22 to accommodate said coin when the slide 19 and lplunger 22 are in normal position. Theslide 19 is formed' with depending pins or abutments 25 so` that when the plunger is moved outwardly or forwardly and vreturns'to normal position, the same will act upon the slide to move it therewith to normal position, the slide'and plunger being held in normal position under the action `of a coiled retractilespring 26 connectedfwith the front end of theplunger and to a guide bridgepiece 27 in the casing A. Mounted on and rising from each plun ger is a coinv receivingr funnelf 28A .which 'registers With the slot and notches 22 in said plunger and introduces the coin29 into the slot 24 in the slide,` whichcoin locks the vplunger and Y`slidel together for movement with eachother. Mounted on the bridge Vpiece 27. and extending forwardly is a rest plate 30 for thecoin 29 in each slide to prevent it dropping ytherethrough until the coinL has been moved .0H of the restrplate 30 ltroughl for each ofthe slides 19 to deliver the depositedicoin into the drawer 12, the

`trough 31 being supported in any suitable manner below the rest plate 30 in the casing ,A- of Ythe. apparatus.

VJournaled transversely in the Ycasing A,

adjacenty to the front 11 is a shaft 32 on which are supported',r operating keys 33 which extend outwardly through suitable slots 34 exteriorly ofthe casing A to be manually depressed, and each key controls a-rocking lever 35 connected `by a link with a` rocking actuator arm 37 which is supported upon a countershaft 38 journaled transversely in the casingA below the plunger 22, the arm 37 being formed with a longitudinal slot 39. Received and working therein is a pin 40 mounted in pivot ears 41 formed on the front end of the plunger 22 which between the ears 41 is cut away at 42 to allow movement of the arm 37, and this varm controls the action of the plunger.

The keys 33 are formed Vwith buttonsor heads 43 the same being marked with indicia indicative of the denominations ofthe -respective coins deposited within the apparatus, and likewise the checks V15 in their Vgroups are correspondingly designated to the denominations of coins deposited and.

Vparatus'the register 44 will be actuated for the counting or tallying ofthe checks delivered from said apparatus. Y

Openingthroughthe front 11 of the casing A near the top thereof, is va series of coin deposit chutes 47,' the coin being admitted thereto through the coin slot 48vin the offset angular portion 49 of the `front 11, and each chute 47 extends downwardly direetlyover the funnel 28 forVV delivering the coin 29 therein on' its depositV within the apparatus.` Each-chute 47 opens into a deflector chute y50 which extends laterally and kdownwardly directly f over they `drawer 12 so that in the event of a spurious `coin or slug being introdueedinto the apparatus itwill bie-,deflected intofthe deiiector chute V:570 and travel directly"tothedrawer 12 but coins Vinto .thev deposit runway 52 in the Y chute 47 for effecting the. operation of the machine, and spurious or unqualified coins deposited in the apparatus A will drop into the deflector chute to be ineffective for the operation of the apparatus.

The apparatus in this instance is constructed for the deposit of coins of the five cent, ten cent, twenty-five cent and fifty cent denominations, yet the apparatus may be changed or altered for the deposit of other coins or different denominations. The checks 15 in the plurality of tubes 14 are correspondingly marked and indicative of the coins of the specified denominations and serve as receipts for the deposit thereof in the apparatus.

lVhen no coin has been deposited in the apparatus and any one of the keys is pressed, the plunger 22 controlled thereby will move upon its slide 19 without moving the latter so that a check 15 will not be delivered from the apparatus. On the deposit of a coin 29 of a predetermined denomination, the same when inserted in the slot 4S, will gravitate down the chute 47 into the funnel 28 drop into the slot 24 in the slide 19 and slot 22 in the plunger as shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawings and come to rest upon the rest plate 30, thereby locking the plunger 22 to the slide 19; and upon depressing the key 33 controlling the said plunger, the same and the slide will bel moved forward simultaneously, extracting the check 1.5 inthe opening 2O in said slide from the o'roup of checks standing in the tube 14. Vhen the check removed by the slide rides olf of the ledge 21, it will fall into the hopper 18, thence into the delivery chute 16 which carries the same into the cup 17 for possession thereof by the operator of the apparatus. On the simultaneous movement of the plunger 22 and the slide 19 for the ejecting of the check15, the coin 29 will ride off of the rest plate 30 and drop into the trough 31 and thence into the drawer 12. operates the register 44 for registering the deposit of the coin in the apparatus.

The actuation of the slide 19 When the coin has been deposited and pressure is relieved from the key 33, the slide 19 and the plunger 22 under the action of the spring 26 return to normal position, and a check 15 enters the opening 2O in said slide for subsequent, delivery from the apparatus on the deposit of another coin therein.

Each tube 14 is formed with a longitudinal slot 53 to permit a person to determine the number of checks therein.

From the foregoing it is thought, that the construction and manner of operation of the apparatus will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is: l

In an apparatus of the character described, the combination with a fixed upright tube for checks having a retarding ledge across the rear side of its lower rend, a chute beneath the latter leading to a delivery 'cup, and a Coin chute forward of the tube; of a bridge having a guide forward of the lower end of the tube, a plunger slidable in said guide and having cleats rising from its edges and turned inward into flanges, the plunger having a transverse coin slot in its bottom and the iianges having notcheso-ver the ends of said slot, a spring moving the plunger normallyv rearward against said tube, manually operable mechanisml for moving the plunger forward, a funnel carried by the plunger and standing normally beneath said coin chute, a rest plate carried bythe bridge and extending forward beyond said slot, and a slide guided within said plunger and having a coin slot registering with the slot thereof and a check opening registering with the bore of the tube.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK W. LANCASTER. Vitnesses: A. R. ROBINSON,

G. B. SOLOMON. 

